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Asus Formula Maximus Special Edition - a board for gamers?
Some time ago, the FedEx guys dropped a shiny new box off for us from Asus:
The Asus Formula Maximus Special Edition motherboards comes in a fold out case that lists its features - and it has plenty of them. Asus built this Gamers Republic series board around Intel's X38 chipset and DDR2 memory - and by providing two PCIe 2.0 16x slots, they are clearly targeting the CrossFire gaming crowd.
The back of the box talks about how the chipset can be water cooled, the "voltminder" LED's, the included full version of STALKER, and the HD audio card included in the package.
Here is the full specification sheet, straight from the Asus site:
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CPU
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LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
Support Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-Core CPU Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list |
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Chipset
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Intel® X38/ICH9R with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology
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Front Side Bus
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1600 / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz
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Memory
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Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, support max. 8GB, DDR2-1200*/1066/800/667 MHz, ECC, non-ECC and un-buffered memory *DDR2 1200 is O.C. speeds. *Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL(Qualified Vendors Lidts). |
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Expansion Slots
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2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, support at full x16, x16 speed
3 x PCIe x1 ( the PCIEx1_1 (black) is compatible with audio slot) 2 x PCI 2.2 |
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VGA
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Support ATI CrossFire™ graphics cards
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Storage
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ICH9R Southbridge:
- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - Intel Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller: - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 for up to 2 PATA devices |
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LAN
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Dual Gigabit LAN controllers, both featuring AI NET2
Support Teaming Technology |
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Audio
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SupremeFX II Audio Card:
- ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Noise Filter Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out at back I/O |
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IEEE 1394
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2 x 1394a ports(1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)
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USB
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Max. 12 USB 2.0 ports(6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
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Special Features
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LCD Poster
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Cls CMOS (at rear) ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo3 |
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Overclocking Features
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Extreme Tweaker
2-Phase DDR2 Loadline Calibration Intelligent overclocking tools: - CPU Level Up - ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) - AI Gear 3™ - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - ASUS AI Booster Utility - O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: - COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX) - Voltiminder LED - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) |
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Back Panel I/O Ports
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1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple)
1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output 2 x LAN (RJ45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port 1 x Clr CMOS switch |
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Internal I/O Connectors
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3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x SATA connectors 8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional 3 x thermal sensor connectors 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S/PDIF output connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS System panel connector |
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BIOS
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16Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS
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Manageability
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WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
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Accessories
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LCD Poster
ASUS Optional Fan SupremeFX II Audio Card 3 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable Floppy disk drive cable SATA cables SATA power cables 2-port USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module I/O Shield Cable Ties User's manual |
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Support CD
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The hottest 3D Game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Support DVD: - Drivers and applications ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark ® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-Virus |
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Form Factor
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ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)
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